Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Letters
Lecture Code BP501001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 歴史言語学演習 B
Subject Name
(Katakana)
レキシゲンゴガクエンシュウB
Subject Name in
English
Seminar in Historical Linguistics B
Instructor UENO TAKAHUMI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ウエノ タカフミ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 4th-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Tues7-8:LET B104
Lesson Style Lecture/Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture/ Seminar 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students students who are interested in Linguistics
Keywords Historical linguistics, Linguistic Change, Syntax, Reanalysis, Extension, Phonetics, Phonology 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Major Subjects, Major Lectures, General Introduction/Lecture 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Acquisition of basic knowledge on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, or linguistics 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
 The aim of this subject is to acquire the fundamental knowledge in order to study historical syntax. Historical sound change is treated, as acquiring the knowledge of phonology and phonetics.  
Class Schedule lesson1 What is historical linguistics about?
lesson2 Language change as a matter of fact        
lesson3 The history of historical syntax/ Phonetics and Phonology
lesson4 A theory of syntactic change 1/ Phonetics (consonants)
lesson5 A theory of syntactic change 2/ Phonetics (vowels)
lesson6 A theory of syntactic change 3/ Phonetics (suprasegmentals)
lesson7 Reanalysis 1/ Sound variation (linguistic variables and
        sociological variables)
lesson8 Reanalysis 2/ Sound variation (stylistic variation)
lesson9 Reanalysis 3/
        Sound variation (variation and language change)
lesson10 Extension 1/ Sound change (consonant change)
lesson11 Extension 2/ Sound change (vowel change)
lesson12 Extension 3/ Sound change (suprasegmental change)
lesson13 Language contact/ Phonology (Phonemes)
lesson14 Syntactic borrowing/ Phonology (syllables)
lesson15 Review and report (test)

Perform a test or assign a report. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Harris, Alice C. & Lyle Campbell (1995) Historical Syntax in Cross-Linguistics Perspective, Cambridge University Press 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) textbooks, handouts, powerpoint 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
You should read English textbook to prepare each lesson. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Class Attitude (30%), Test or Report (70%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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